Heat Wave and Storms Hit New York Area Killing and Damaging Property
Severe electrical storms along the Atlantic seaboard produced hail in New York City cutting power and injuring and killing residents. The heat reached 90 degrees tied for one of the hottest days in 37 years. Lightning damaged a hospital in West 30th Street while a tree and home sustains injuries elsewhere. A child was killed by a bolt near Franklin New York and another family suffered fatalities in upper New York state.
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Evere
Atlantic Seaboard
Times Square
West 30Th Street
New York State
Camden
Newark
N. J
Howard Baker
West Glen Falls
N. Y
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Franklin
Malone
Jenny Holmes
Oscar Holmes
Federal suit filed over Boeuf flood plan in Shreveport
In a Shreveport federal court morning filing, M. H. Russell and W. E. Wilson sought a temporary injunction to halt bids and contracts on the Jad win Boeuf floodway. The suit claims the United States plans to seize property without due process or just compensation. The complaint, drafted by prominent Louisiana flood control attorneys, aims to restrain action until a hearing. Continued on page three.
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Shreveport
Ben © Dawkins
Caddo
M. H. Russell
Monroe
W. E. Wilson
Dawkins
United States
Banana laden freight train crashes in Bogalusa killing worker
The banana freight train of the New Orleans and Great Northern railroad jumped a switch in Bogalusa killing W. T. Holloway baggage master and injuring several interurban riders. The engine and one car struck the passenger coach after a sideline delay to allow the freight to pass.
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New Orleans and Great Northern Railroad
Manana
W. T. Holloway
Judge orders Federal appearance for Jadwin plan halt
Judge Ben C. Dawkins ordered all defendants including the United States government and the Mississippi River Flood Control commission to appear in federal court at Monroe on July 15 to show cause why an injunction against the Jadwin plan affecting the Boeuf floodway should not be issued. Monroe lawyers H. H. Russell and W. E. Wilson and Lake Village attorneys W. G. Streett and O. C. Burnside filed the injunction application. the ruling, while not granting an injunction, is expected to pause floodway action.
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Shreveport
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Secretary of War, Army Engineers
Mississippi River Flood Control Commission
Monroe
H. H. Russell
W. E. Wilson
W. G. Streett
O. C. Burnside
Lake Village
Monroe May Be Division Point On Airways System
Silliman Evans vice president of Texas Air Transport arrived by monoplane from Shreveport to survey landing facilities in Monroe and discuss a Fort Worth to Monroe and Atlanta airways plan with local officials. The company, a $200 million corporation, operated 1,250,000 passenger and mail miles on four U.S. routes last year.
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Atlanta
Silliman Evans
Texas Air Transport, Inc
Shreveport
United States
R. H. Gray
Question Man Questioned in Death of Pretty Ohio Co ed
A man described as an acquaintance of Theora K Hix a Pretty Ohio State University co ed who was believed to have been engaged to Thursday night was being questioned by detectives. He is a state employee and was arrested after the girl's body was found on the New York Central railroad rifle range near Columbus. Coroner Joseph Murphy notified detectives who questioned the man at headquarters after the body was identified.
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Theora K. Hix
Ohio State University
Irl
New York Central
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Murphy
Two Arrested in Theora Hix Killing Probe
In Columbus Ohio on June 15 Myron T Myers state agriculture department employee and Professor James H Snook of Ohio State University veterinary school were held on formal investigation charges after questioning in the hammer killing of Miss Theora K Hix a Ohio State co ed The case spurred police to continue inquiries and the article notes a continuation on page two.
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Ohio State
Orphan Slays in Defense of Young Sister
Shreveport Louisiana June 15 Carnes McKee a 17 year old orphan today shot and killed William Jones a middle aged farmer. McKee said the act was in defense of his sister after Jones made an improper proposal and struck him. He surrendered at the sheriff's office and is held pending inquest.
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Carnes McKee
William Jones
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Evans
Leesville
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Long Sets August 20 Recall Election Date
Gov. Huey P. Long after returning from a Gulf coast fishing trip set August 20 as the recall election date in Rapides parish to determine if state representative George J. Ginsberg should be removed. The recall petition, started by Long supporters amid impeachment probes, was delivered to James J. Bailey by Mrs. W. T. David.
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Huey P. Long
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George J. Ginsberg
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James J. Bailey
W. T. David
House of Representatives
Hoover Signs $500 Million Farm Relief Law
President Hoover signed the farm relief measure ending months of contest. The act authorizes a $500 million federal farm board program to stabilize surplus crops via corporations and commodity councils, with a nine member board and the agriculture secretary selecting the ninth. The ceremony included Vice President Curtis and Speaker Longworth as onlookers.
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Girl and Escort Slugged and Robbed Near Park Pool
Miss Myrna Mitchell twenty and her escort George A Vogt twenty six were slugged and robbed by a bandit near the city park swimming pool. The man escaped with eighteen dollars and the bracelet.
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New Orleans
Myrna Mitchell
George A. Vogt
City Park
Hambone’s Meditations by J. P. Alley
A fragment notes trouble with some policemen who carry a shaft range temper, capturing a rough, urban street scene and dialogue. The text highlights tension and rough talk as Hambone comments on authorities and heated exchanges.
Well Near Start Goes Wild Crater Forms Deep Blowout
The North Louisiana Gas and Oil test well Robert Boykin No 1 in Richland parish section 20 17 fe blew in from about 2350 feet yesterday afternoon and rapidly formed a widening crater swallowing the derrick and nearby trees. Conservation officials led by H W Perritt rushed to the scene with equipment but could not control the outflow amid rumors the well was among the largest.
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Robert Boykin No. 1
20-17-Fe
Richland Parish
H. W. Perritt
Contest Looms for Custody of Day Law Killer
International Falls Minn June 15 A contest between federal and state officials for the custody of Fe J White border patrolman charged with killing Henry Virkkula loomed as authorities awaited President Hoover action on an appeal for relief from what citizens called arrogant lawlessness by patrolmen White faces second degree murder charges in the killing of a local confectioner.
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FE. J. White
Henry Virkkula
Hoover
White
Big Falls
Masked bandits rob Tropical Clothing of 1500 dollars
Two masked men entered Tropical Clothing in New Orleans before noon and took more than 1500 dollars from the payroll cash register while a third accomplice waited in a waiting car. Earlier, three masked men robbed J. C. Watts on a downtown street, netting 15 dollars.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Tropical Clothing Company
J. C. Watts
Yellow Bird Flier Set for Paris Flight Linkup
French trans Atlantic fliers led by Armeno Lotti prepare to depart from Santander bound for Paris with a planned stop at Cazaux France for refueling and minor repairs. The crew Jean Assolant Rene Le Fevre and Armento Lotti Jr arrived for a luncheon in their honor.
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Congress Rests as Tariff Revision Faces Senate Clash
Congress pauses after a week of administration bills as tariff revision moves into Senate debate. Hoover’s five point program includes farm relief funding and census reapportionment, with immigration quota policy shelved while finance committee advances tariff plans.
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Plane Leads Cotton Bale Race To Gotham
An airplane carrying one bale with Fern Felscher aboard started from Corpus Christi to reach the New York stock exchange as the first gunned bale of the season. A freight train with another bale trailed behind as the staged race unfolded across the country.
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New York Stock Exchange
Fern Felscher
Corpus Christi
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Young MIT student admits clipping girls hair in Boston
Willard A. Mouradian a 21 year old naval architecture student at MIT confessed to snipping hair of two girls one on a street car in Roxbury and another in a downtown subway. He admitted to taking locks from 11 year old Alma Troy last Saturday and was found with a box of clipped tresses in Cambridge.
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Willard A. Mouradian
Naval Architecture
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Katherine Ahearn
Jamaica Plain
Roxbury
Charles Miller
Alma Troy
Arlington
Cambridge
Five Arrested in Illinois Fake License Ring Probe
Chicago reports five suspects indicted by a Cook County grand jury in a nationwide counterfeit scheme selling fake medical and dental licenses. Springfield and Chicago offices, plus agents in St Louis and New York, are tied to a ring that allegedly involved state officials.
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New York
State Department of Registration and Education
Harry Goldestein
Brownsky
Albert Karl Barron
Goldstein
Marcus Kalmus
Marcy Hotel
Roche
State Auditor Negotiates Emergency Loans with Country Banks
Baton Rouge June 15. L B Baynard state auditor moves to secure half of the $533 435 emergency loans authorized by the legislature. The other half will be handled by New Orleans banks. Read list includes 225 000 for state board of health and 129 935 for charity hospital among others.
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First Sunday Morning Post Debuts With Comics and Features
Tomorrow brings the first Sunday Morning Post to readers with four pages of comics and six magazine pages. The edition includes late local and national news, an enlarged society section with community correspondence, and special writers Will Rogers O O McIntyre and Albert Payson Terhune. Complete coverage of sports and markets is promised.
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O. O. McIntyre
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